Intermediate English
Lesson 13 - The City
Grammar
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- Comparatives in English
- "Find the Mistake" review activity.
Comparatives
Comparatives are words used to compare two people or two things.
Chicago is smaller than New York.
-er
We usually form the comparative by adding -er to the end of the adjective.
small - smaller
-r
If an adjective already ends in an e we just add an r to form the comparative.
large - larger
y -> ier
If a word ends in a consonant and then a y, we change the y to an i and then add -er.
easy - easier
Double Consonant
If a word ends in a consonant, vowel, and then consonant and the stress is on the last syllable, we double the last consonant before adding -er.
big - bigger
"More" with Long Words
If a word is two syllables or longer (a long word) and doesn't end in a y, add the word more.
expensive - more expensive
Irregular Comparatives
good - better
bad - worse
far - farther
Practice
Change the words to comparatives.
example
tall
Practice
Write comparative sentences with the words given.
example
Bob/tall/Richard
Instructions
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